Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886 to 1887.
Jacob Adams Kohler | |
|---|---|
 circa 1896 | |
| 18th Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office January 11, 1886 – January 9, 1888 | |
| Governor | Joseph B. Foraker |
| Preceded by | James Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | David K. Watson |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Summit County district | |
| In office January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | John Park Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Frank M. Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1835 Reading, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | March 15, 1916 (aged 80) Akron, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Glendale Cemetery, Akron |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Frances H. Coburn |
| Children | two |
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Kohler was born August 15, 1835, at Reading, Pennsylvania. When he was four months old, his family moved to Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio. He received a public education and went to Lodi Academy. In 1859, he was admitted to the bar, and served as Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County two terms.[1] His first law partner was Sidney Edgerton.[2][3] Kohler married Frances H. Coburn May 16, 1860, and had two sons.[2]
In 1883 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the Sixty-sixth General Assembly.[1][4] In 1885 he was elected Ohio Attorney General.[5] In 1895, he was elected a Common Pleas Court Judge.[1]
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- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Marvin, U. L. (1916). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... Vol. 37. Ohio State Bar Association. pp. 189–192.
- Lane, Samuel A. (1892). Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County. Akron: Beacon Job Department. p. 267.